Binding means for the surface coverings of furniture



A A. J. E. LARsoN BINDING MEANS FOR THE SUFACE COVERINSS 0F FUKNITUR May 19, 1.931. ogiginal Filed oct. 6,1922 Re. 181,077

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/1 fr0/@naa Reissued May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE Ancor J. E. LARsoN,

BINDING MEANS FOR THE SURFACE COVEBINGS OF FURNITURE Desks, tables and analo ous flat-topped articles of furniture, particu arly when made of metal, are commonly provided with a top surface covering of linoleum or other suitable sheet or plate material which furnishes va desirable and durable top surface for the desk or other top.

This invention relates to meansfor protecting, and preferably for binding and securing the edges of such cover or surface sheets or plates for desks and other `articles of furniture and providing an attractive and durable edge finish for the desk or other top.

One object of the invention is to provlde an edge binding or securing construction for the top surface coverings of desks and other furniture which will confine and securely hold the edges of the covering and produce a durable and ornamental ed e finish for the furniture.l Other objects o the invention are to produce a practical and desirable edge binding means for the cover or surface sheet or plate, including a binding or finishing strip which can be readily and quickly secured in place to protect and confine the edge or edges of the cover or surface sheet or plate, and requires no fastening devices for securingthe binding or finishing strip in place; also to improve the edge binding and finishing means for the covering material of desks and other articles of furniture in the respects hereinafter described and set fort-h in the claims.

`In the accompanying drawings: ,i

Figll-is a fragmentary, perspective vie on a reducedl sc-ale, of the top of a desk` or other article o f furniture provided with means embodying the invention for securing lthe cover sheet or plate ofthe top in position,

and forming a finished edge or binding for the top. A y

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 lis a fragmentary, sectional, perspec tive view showing the binding or finishing strip in position forinsertion into place. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view online l1-4,

Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 2,*show- Application for.

ing a binding or finishing strip of slightly niodied form.

Fig. 6. is a sectional perspective view of a `portion of the binding or finishing strip shown in Fig. 5.

A represents the metal to vplate of a desk or other article of metal urniture, and B represents a cover sheet or plate which is secured thereon and forms the top surface of the deskor'other top. The cover sheet or plate B may be linoleum or any other suitable material adapted to provideadesirable and durable top surface for the desk or article of furniture. The cover sheet or plate may be secured on the top, as usual, by a suitable adhesive or in any other suitable way.

The top plate is provided with a deep, hollow fiange to give the edgesof the top the desired thickness and stiffness, and in the construction shown, this hollow Harige is formed by bending vertically downward the edges of the top plate A, thereby forming a dependin vertical fiange 10, and supplementing thls flange by an edge strip preferably in the form of an angle piece 11 having a vertical fiange which extends upwardly outside of the depending fiange 10, and a horizontal flange which extends inwardly beneath the lower edge of the depending flange 10. This angle piece is rigidly secured by spot welding, or in any other suitable manner to the depending flange 10, and the latter is pro.- vi'ded between its upper and lower edges with an offset 13, so that-an upwardly opening, narrow groove or recess 14 is left between 0F JAMESTOWN, NIEH YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ART METAL CONSTRUC- TION COMPANY, 0F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK the upper portion of the angle piece and the Harige 10. 15 represents a bindlng or finish.

ing strip which is inserted into the groove 14 and is preferably made of such cross sectiouaf shape as to overhang and secure, as well'as protect, the edge of the cover sheet or plate B, and form an attractive, finished corner 1-4, this binding or finishing stripis an extruded shape, preferably made of bronze, and

lfor` the edge of the top A. Asshown in Figs. i

-as best seen in the enlarged View, Fig, 3, has

. 11, and prefera ly the upper surface of thev valso has at its outer side an outwardly projecting shoulder 17 adapted to overhang and rest upon the u per edge of the angle-piece binding or finishing strip 1s curvedfrom its top edge or lip 16 to the outer edge of the shoulder 17, so that when the strip is applied to the top, this rounded portion forms a rounded or bevelled corner for the desk or other top extending from -the top face of the cover sheet B to the outer face of the angle-piece. The exposed yupper portion of the bindin strip thus covers and conceals the edge o the cover sheetor plate B, and also the upper edge of the angle-piece 1 1, and forms a smooth, ornamental edge corner for the top. In its inner side or face the binding or finishing strip is provided with a shallow, longitudinal groove or channel 18 into 'which' roject shallow blisters or projections 19 formed on the outer face of the flange 10 of the to for retaining the binding strip in place in t e groove 14. These projections can be conveniently produced by means of a prick punch. The binding or finishin stripA can be readily forced downwardIy into place in the groove 14 and will snap over the projections 19, which, by pro- 'ectmg into the oove 18, serve to hold the inding or finishing strip in place.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the binding or finishing` strip 20 consists of a thin strip of wrought bronze formed up elled finishing cornerfor the desk or other into the shape shown to provide at its upper portion an outwardly projecting shoulder 21 to overhang the upper edge of the angle-piece 11, andan inwardly and upwardl curved portion 22 which forms the rounde or bevtolp and the inwardly projecting lip-or edge w ich overhangs and secures 1n place t e edge of the coversheet'or plate B.Y The lbinding or finishing strip formed as shown in this modification is applied in a similar way by forcing or pressing it downwardly into the groove 14. In this form of the strip vit is not grooved or channelled at its inner side, but the dependin fiangr- 10 of the top is provided with sha low blisters or projections' 23 which bear" against the inner face of the bindin or finishing strip, and hold the latter in t e groove by the pressure or v friction of the blisters or projections thereon. The projections 23 can be, if desired, conveniently formed by means of a prick punch after the binding strip has been inserted into the groove, in which case the formin of the projections will produce slight in entations in the binding or finishin strip inl which the projections seat, there y se` curely holding the binding strip in place.

The invention has been hereinbefore described for use 1n connectlon with covering sheets or plates for the tops of furniture, but

manifestly the improvements are adapted for use in a similar manner withanalogous surface coverings for other surfaces or parts of furniture or other articles. understood that the construction described It will becan be used at any one or more of the edges of the article as may be desired. For 1nstance, in the case of a rectangular, fiat desk or other top, the binding means is employed at the four edges of the top. In such case the binding strips 15 at the several edges are formed with bevelled ends which meet in miter joints at the corners of the top, as indicated at 24 in Figs. 1 and 4.

I claim' as my-invention: y

1. The combination with the top member of an article of furniture, and a surface covering for the same, of an edge strip rigidly secured to saidtop member and extending along the edge face thereof,said edge face and said edge strip forming between them a groove .with fixed walls which opens adjacent the edge of said covering, and a removable, unattached binding strip seated in said groove and having a protruding portion which conceals the groove and bounds the edge of said covering, `said binding strip -being releasably secured in said groove by engagement with rigid parts of the fixed walls of the groove.

2. The combination with the top memberof an article of furniture, and a surface covering for the same, of an edge strip rigidly secured to said top member and extending `along the edge face thereof, said edgevface and said edge strip forming between them a groove with fixed walls which opens adjacent the edge of said covering and a removable, unattached binding strip seated in saidgroove and having a protruding portion which conceals said groove and bounds the edge of said covering, one of the walls of said groove having spaced projections which engage said binding strip to releasably retain the same in and having a protruding portion which conceals said groove and bounds the edge ofsaid covering` said binding strip having a recess in one face, and'rigid,- spaced projections which extend from one ofthe walls of said groove'into said recess to releasably retain the binding strip in said groove.V

4. The combination with a metal plate having a marginal angular flange, and a surface covering for saidplate,of a m'etal strip rigidly secured to said flange and extending along the outer side thereof, said flange having a portion spaced from and forming a groove be- .tween the same and said strip, and a bindingstrip removably retained in said groove by engagement with walls of the groove and having a protruding portion which bounds the.v y

adjacent edge of said covering.

5. The combination with a metal plate having a marginal flange, and a surface covering for said plate, of a-metal strip rigidly secured to said flange `and extending along the outer side thereof, said flange and strip having spaced apart portions forming a groove with fixed walls between said flange and said strip which opens adjacent the edge of said covering, a separate binding strip secured in said groove and having a protruding portion which bounds the adjacent edge of said covering, and a portion which overhangs the edge of said metal strip and is substantially flush with the ou-ter facevof said metal strip, and projections which extend from one of the fixed walls of said groove and engage said .binding strip to releasably retain the same in said groove. A

6. The combination with a to for the same of an edge strip rigidly secured to said top member and extending along the edge thereof, said edge and said edge strip forming between them a groove with fixed walls which opens adjacent the edge of said covering, and a removable, unattached binding strip seated in said groove and havin la, protruding portion which bounds the e ge of said covering` said binding strip being releasably secured in said groove by engagement with rigid parts on the fixed walls of the groove.

7. An article offurniture comprising a top member, a surface covering for the same, wall means carried by the top member forming a fixed slot of elongated cross section opening along the edge of the surface covering, and a removable, lunattaehed binding strip seated in said groove and withdrawable through the opening thereof, the binding strip having a protruding portion'which binds the edge of said covering and being secured in the groove by engagement with said wall means, said securement being 'releasable for the withdrawal of the binding strip without removal of said wall means.

To which foregoing specification and claims the applicant hereby subscribes his name at J amestown', New York, this 10th day of March, 1931.

ALGOT J. E. LARSON.

member of., an artlcle of furniture, and a sur ace covermg 

